Mona McNee, who lives in the UK, is a life-long phonics advocate. She is almost 90. She is still fighting!

 Mona is the author of "The Great Reading Disaster," which explains the UK situation, which is  perhaps even more pathetic and dismal than the USA situation.

 She is also the creator of the "Step-by-Step" reading program, which you can get on the Internet for free.

Her story, and her beliefs, are an excellent way for people to learn quickly about the Reading Wars. She was right there the whole time. She is still in the middle of it.

This link leads to an email interview I conducted with Mona McNee--

http://www.examiner.com/article/interview-with-mona-mcnee-advocate-...

 As you'll see, she places a lot of emphasis on writing in order to teach reading. Thus the title of the piece: "Interview with Mona McNee: Advocate for Reading by Writing."

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 Please pass this on to up-and-coming teachers.